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` No. 65,771; y Patented June 11,5186?.

JAMES 1. Sanson, or CHERRY oX,MissoUR1. imm Param No. 65,771, daad June11,1867.

CORN-PLANTER.

T0 ALT, WIlOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JAMns P. Snnson., of Cherry Box, in thecounty ofShelby, and Stute ofMssouri, have invented a new and useful'Corn-Planter, which I hereby declare to be fully and faithfullydescribed in 'th'c following specification, reference being had to'theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates, firstly, to the ratchet-wheel attached to theinner side of one oi the common wheels on which the machine is mounted;the said ratchet-wheel having lugs projecting from its inner face,which, as the wheel revolves, strike n. lever that actuatcs the droppingmachinery. The :i1-rangement of these parts is such that the driver mayturn over the ratchet to any desired point at which he wishes tocommchce dropping, thereby enabling him, at the commencement of cachrow, to set his machine in such a position as to drop the seeds in rowsin both directions across the field.

There are other details in the arrangement of this machine, such` forinstance, as the unshipping devices for starting and stopping thedropping machinery, and also a scraper for cleaning the wheels, whichwill be hereinafter more fully explained. i

To enable those skilled in the art tomake and use my improvedcorn-planter, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure -1 of the drawing is a sectional elevation of the machine,bisecting it.

Figure 2 is a plan, and

Figure-3 is a horizontal section', taken just below the seat. p

A is an :1x-le, ou the outer ends of which are the wheels A1 on whichthe principal part of the machine is mounted. The axle A and the twoside-beams a, together with the transverse beams al, form a framework ony which the other parts of the machine are supported. A2 A3 represents aframework on which the seed-hoppcrs B are placed. This frame and it;hoppers are principally supported on the markers Bl which open thefurrows to receive the seeds. As there is nothing particularly new inthese markers or the seed-tubes Bz leading from the hoppers to the heelsof the markers, they will not be herein minutely described. Neither isthere y'anything materially different in the seed-hoppers, or thereciprocating bar B3 which takes the seeds from theunfrom the machinesnow in use. The forward ends of the beams a are connected, by means ofthe straps ai, with the beam A2 of' the hopper-frame, so that there maybe a vertical rocking-joint at this point. The reciprocating bar .Bs isoperated by the forked lever C G1, which is pivoted to the frame at c,and thrown to one side by the action of the spring C, and to the otherside by the action of the lugs d on the ratchet D, which, as the saidwheel revolves, strike the side of the lever Cl near its projecting end,andeo cause areciprocating motion to the aforesaid bar B3. Theratchet-wheel D is loose on the axle A, and the driver, as he sits uponhis seat S, can easily seize one of the arms dl and turn the ratchetahead, so as to set it in the proper position for its lug d to strikethe lcvci Cl in 'such a point of time as to cause the motion of the barB3 to be such as to drop the seeds in rows transversely to the path ofthe machine as well as in the direction in which the machine istravelling. It will bc necessary for the driver to set the ratchet atthe commencement of its journey on each side of the field. The spring0FA is fastened to the whcel'A, and takes hold of the teeth d3 of theratchet, as u pnwl, toprevent it from turning backward, and -to compelit to turn forward with the wheel Al as it revolves. The lugs d arereduced to a feather edge where their forward ends join the face of theratchet, and from -this point they rise gradually until. their back endsare of sufficient thickness to move the 'levers the required distance. YWhen it is desired toistop the dropping machinery the lever 'E may bethrown up in the notch c on the front end of the driving-scat frame,where it will press the levers C C1 off, so thelugs d cannot strike thelever. The wheels A1, while travelling over 'the ploughed ground, willbe apt to clog on their peripheries, and to remove the dirt soaccumulated, and thereby ease the working of the machine, I introduceascraper, F, which is swung under or hinged to the back ends of thebeamsa, and is operated by the hand-lever F1. On the outer end of theshaft F are two shovels or bladesf, which, when the lever is presseddown, strike the periphery of the wheels, so as to remove any dirt thatmay be clogged thereon. When the level' is raisedl up the shovels orblades are released from the wheels.

Having described my invention, what I claim, is

.lhe employment ot' the ratchet D', substantially in the manner hereindescribed and set forth.

I also claim thc combination and arrangement of the wheel A l and theratchet D, the lever C C1 and the spring:r C2.

JAS. P. SELSOB.

Witnesses GaAs. H. Boyne, S. M. RANnoLPn

